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Topper wrote:California makes it illegal to tape tape phone conversations without consent. Likely the conversation would be inadmissible in court and could lead to charges against the gold digging bimbo.

Sterling's wife is still suing the gold digging bimbo for $1.8 million in gifts (Ferrari, Range Rover and Bentleys plus a duplex) received from the Clippers and her hubby.

I believe I read that he asked to be taped. Because he forgets things... like the emancipation proclamation apparently.

The way I see it is the NBA is a private company, and Sterling is essentially an employee (suppose there is room for argument on that point). It's the NBAs right to deal with him however they want.

In a free society you should be able to make racist remarks in private without being fined and losing your property rights.

This is an interesting point, but that's not really what happened. He thought he was in private, but it became public. He has a valid beef, and probably a legal one, but it'd be akin to me canning one of my staff because they sent a nasty e-mail to a friend and it was forwarded to me. Whether or not the law was broken in the process is another question. I would still be within my rights to fire them, however unfair that is.

As an aside, I also really liked what Kareem Abdul Jabar said about the situation. Smart dude, that guy.

Sterling gave up his "property rights" (or severely limited them) when he entered into a contract with the rest of the NBA owners. Any NBA owner can be dealt with in the same way - it just takes a majority vote. I'm sure many are weary of setting the precedent, and they should be. I have no doubt, they want to make him sell his team not just because he's a racist who's currently getting a lot of media attention, but also because he's a horrible owner and they can use this as an excuse to get rid of him. I'm not sure they're going to be successful though...

Wouldn't it be great if Magic Johnson bought the team? I'm almost inclined to think it was a setup.

Topper wrote:More from Kareem and the NAACP selling itself at auction to the highest bidder.

Yeah, that's what I had read, the Time op-ed he did. One of the few intellectually honest statements I've seen someone make about the situation. I'm also surprised (I shouldn't be) that the NAACP hasn't received more flack over this.

Kareem wrote:He was discriminating against black and Hispanic families for years, preventing them from getting housing. It was public record. We did nothing. Suddenly he says he doesn’t want his girlfriend posing with Magic Johnson on Instagram and we bring out the torches and rope.

Great perspective, and one that the media is just too damned lazy to pursue. I guess it's better for ratings to parade a racist old man across the screen than to make people think.